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One of the few good memories Wilmette native Courtney White has of her late father Barry's final fight with lung cancer in 2006 is of food: the dishes that concerned friends and neighbors brought the family every night for two months straight. Knowing that they'd have something on the table after a day in the hospital gave her family at least one thing to look forward to and one less thing to worry about, White now says. That sense of support lies at the heart of Culinary Care, the organization she created two years ago, to provide the same service to others battling cancer. "Here in Wilmette, we're an affluent community and there are a lot of support systems,"...

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One of the few good memories Wilmette native Courtney White has of her late father Barry's final fight with lung cancer in 2006 is of food: the dishes that concerned friends and neighbors brought the family every night for two months straight.
Knowing...

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